Montana Gov.
Highlights
- Montana Gov.
- Greg Gianforte shot and killed a mountain lion that was being tracked by the National Park Service.
- Federal law prohibits hunting and discharging of firearms in Yellowstone National Park.
- The hunt was legal, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks spokesperson Greg Lemon says.
- In 2021, he said he “made a mistake” after he killed a Montana black wolf that was also tagged in Yellowstone before he completed the required state certification.
- Nearly 190 bison were killed during the 2020-21 winter after migrating out of the park into Montana into the state into the winter of 2019-21, an official says.